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One of my favorite places on earth, Staples, is having a really sweet Technology
event right now. It’s the Tech Trade In Event and the deals are truly amazing… and just in time for the holidays!
You can get $30 back in Staples rewards when you recyle your old tech products and buy a new one in store OR online from a participating brand in the same category.
Out with the old, in with the new. That was easy.
Click through the link or image above to learn more. Again, easy.
This 19″ Dell 1901FP DVI/VGA LCD Monitor (Silver/Black is “easy on the eyes” in more ways than one. It actually makes computing a better experience for the eyes.
Features such as a 0.294 mm dot pitch, 1280 x 1024 maximum resolution, and four USB ports makes this a highly desirable monitor. Click the link below to learn more. Monitors don’t come any sweeter.
If you’ve about had it with cellphones and ipods sliding across your dashboard or, worse, under your feet, this is a pretty cool little solution.
The Automotive iPod Holder – Jelly Sticky Pad costs less than $10 but what it’ll save you is far more than money. It could save you from a fender bender, a tree, or my favorite, a Slow: Children Playing sign. Never saw it.
No doubt many wrecks are caused by people looking around for the cellphone or ipod. This little guy keeps it STUCK right where you can reach it at all times. It’s even washable and reusable. There’s never any question of, “Is it in the console, on the dashboard, or between the seats???“ Click through the link or image to see the other cool solutions they have.
At this great price, I’m sure you’ll want to get one for each of the drivers in your life. Well, the ones you like, anyway.
The monstrosity above (and the velvet gloves come off) is the Microsoft Zune Player from 2006. Touted as the “iPod Killer,” the Zune Player featured great sound and an integrated music store/manager. It didn’t have iPod’s sex appeal and it also never had a shot.
For the top 10 Ugliest Tech Products in History, click the link. Don’t snicker at the Furby though, he’s sensitive.
One of my favorite things to blog about is great web sites. As a web publisher, I spend a great deal of time online. A great, great, great deal…. Oh, let’s be honest, sometimes I walk out the back door of my home and am overwhelmed by life’s graphics – all the non-pixelating blues and greens. Pretty. And eveything’s so big – like the biggest monitor on the planet. It’s a lot to process, so I hustle back to my computer.
From this vantage point, I love a great web site. It’s, I assume, like finding a new neighborhood to ride your bike through or finding a new mall to hang out in.
I recently came across just such a site: Test Freaks.com. This is an amazingly well done web site with a usefulness factor that’s through the proverbial roof. Test Freaks tests a variety of products and provides the following for each:
People have put a great deal of work (and continue to put a great deal of work) into this web site and it shows. Head over Heels to Test Freaks.com right now and have a look around. Find a product you’re interested in buying and search it out.
Then, bookmark the site so you can return to it again and again.
From the Web Site:
Capture the big game or that special birthday surprise in crisp, clear 5.1 megapixel resolution. Get up close with the 4X digital zoom. Watch it all happen and play it back on the 1.7″ TFT screen. Records MPEG-4 video, features a music player and digital voice recorder, supports direct print and can be used as a webcam with your PC. 32MB internal memory. Uses 4 “AAA” batteries (included). Other accessories include USB/AV cable, earphones, wrist strap, camera pouch, CD-ROM, software and owner’s manual. 1-1/2″W x 2-3/4″D x 3-1/2″H.
Click through the link or picture to take a closer look. The blue one will blow you away.